Planned Residential Care Facility in the Valleys Set to Receive Approval

A planned new residential care facility for older people in the Valleys looks set to get the green light.
The plans submitted by Linc Cymru Housing Association (part of the Pobl
Group) are for a specialist residential development on the former pavilion site off Darran Road.
The proposal includes specialist residential development accommodation for older people made up of extra care apartments and care beds with associated facilities as well as bungalows, access, parking, landscaping and associated works.
The proposals include eight bungalows located on the eastern part of the
site up the slope from the Nixon’s Workingmen’s Club and Foundry Terrace and the creation of extra care accommodation including 25 extra care apartments and 15 dementia care beds with associated facilities located on the western part of the site in a three-storey block building down slope from Bryn Ifor.
All flats and care bedrooms are en suite and all flats would have their own external balcony. No public objections have been received by the council relating to this application.
In recommending approval, council planning officers said: “The principle of the proposed development is considered acceptable and the proposals offer the opportunity to introduce a form of accommodation for which there is an identified high demand across the county borough given its ageing population.
“The proposal would be developed on a previously developed site within the defined settlement limits of Mountain Ash.
“The housing and care facility are considered acceptable in terms of planning
policy and all other material planning considerations and as such, a positive
recommendation is made.”
They added: “It is considered that the proposal is not just acceptable but would also make a positive contribution to the character and appearance of the area and provide much needed specialist social housing.”
It’s part of wider Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council plans to modernise care accommodation for older people, including a multi-million pound investment to increase the extra care housing provision across the county borough in partnership with Linc Cymru (Linc).
The application is due to go before RCT’s planning committee on Thursday, August 15. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

By BBC LDRS ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​